After Yu Shiji came out of the imperial study, he returned home in a carriage. Yu Shiji's carriage was spacious and comfortable. The carriage was inlaid with gold and jade, and the decoration was luxuriously decorated, just like a small room. There was also a small book boy serving his pen and ink in the large carriage.

The carriage slowly walked on the street, and Yu Shiji took a pen to write a text message to Dou Qing on the letter paper spread out in front of the small table beside the window.

Just last night, Dou Qing came to visit him unexpectedly, which made Yu Shiji a little flattered. Although Yu Shiji held a high position, he knew in his heart that the Guanlong nobles of the Great Sui Dynasty were the real powers, and their power was deeply rooted in the Great Sui Dynasty. When Zi was just one of the Guanlong nobles, seeing that the Sui Dynasty was in danger, how could Yu Shiji not consider leaving a consequence for himself and his descendants?

Dou Qing made several requests to him, and he agreed one by one, so he persuaded the emperor to send the rewards they deserved before disbanding the army.

But Dou Qing's other request surprised Yu Shiji. He retained the army of the Wu Yonglang General Zhang Xuan and sent him to Zhang Xutuo's army and maintained a certain degree of independence. This request was a trivial matter for Yu Shiji, but he was a little surprised why Dou Qing helped a small Wu Yonglang General.

Of course Yu Shiji knew that Zhang Xuan was the main person involved in the Tiansi Pavilion case, and he was also involved at that time. However, Zhang Xuan was obviously the king of Yan, so why did Dou Qing speak for him? Could it be that there was any intersection between the king of Yan and the nobles of Guanlong?

As a senior official of the court at the prime minister level, Yu Shiji had considerable political sensitivity. He seemed to smell something abnormal from a small request made by Dou Qing.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the mansion. Yu Shiji's second son Yu Rou ran out to greet his father. Yu Shiji handed him the letter he had just written, "You go to Wuchuan Mansion and handed the letter to Master Dou, remember. You must hand it to him."

"Boy understand!"

Yu Rou took the letter and drove towards Wuchuan Mansion in another carriage.

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In the study, Yu Rou respectfully presented the letter to Dou Qing, "This is a handwritten letter from his father to Dou Gong. Please check it out."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Dou Qing took the letter with a smile and opened it and read it. As he expected, Yu Shiji had properly resolved the two requests he made, and Dou Qing was very satisfied with Yu Shiji's attitude.

Everyone said that Yu Shiji was ineffective and did not give him a single piece of money, but he handled all the things he had assigned. This shows that Yu Shiji was a smart person, not profit-oriented.

"Dou Gong has any reply letter to ask my nephew to bring it to his father?" Yu Rou asked.

"The reply is gone, but please tell your father that Wuchuan Mansion will remember his kindness and his efforts will be rewarded."

"I remember it, I will tell my father." Yu Rou bowed and left.

Although Dou Qing received the help of Yu Shiji, he could fulfill his promise to Zhang Xuan. But he was now considering how to finally resolve the crisis of prophecy and the issue of division that the Guanlong nobles were about to face.

He already knew that the Taiyuan Township Farmers went to Beijing to sue Li Yuan for the lawsuit. Although he admitted that this method would indeed be effective, he did not agree with this method of killing 3,000 enemies and destroying himself. Once Li Yuan's reputation is destroyed, how many people will be willing to follow him in the future?

Since Li Yuan did this, he had no choice but to do his best to completely eliminate the prophecy crisis.

Now everything is done, only the east wind is not enough. But this east wind is not so easy to blow. Dou Qing thought about it. He found that he could not get around Pei Ju's hurdle in the end.

The investigation power of the Changhemen incident and Lai Huer case is in the hands of Pei Yun.

Without the Pei family nodding, how could this east wind blow?

Dou Qing couldn't help but sigh secretly. Pei Ju kept holding his troops, just waiting for him to go over. This scheming Pei Ju is his biggest opponent.

Since the kidnapping Yuan Jun failed, Pei Ju has remained silent. He stood on a high place and watched the performances of Li Yuan and Guanlong nobles as if he was watching a show. He knew everything, but he did not interfere, and he did not want to expose Li Yuan's bitter plan.

Geography determines politics. This later political philosophy is most suitable for the Pei family. The Pei family is located in the southern part of Bingzhou, which is the Shanxi of later generations. Its geographical location is just at the intersection of the three major power sectors in Shandong, Hebei, Central Plains of Henan and Guanlong and Hexi.

The Pei family traditionally belonged to the Shandong gentry, which is different from the Guanlong nobles, which are mainly composed of Xianbei geniuses. However, it is separated from the Hebei geniuses by the towering Taihang Mountains, and the geographical separation makes the Pei family and the Hebei geniuses not so close.

It is this special geographical location that determines the neutral political stance of the Pei family. It neither favors the Guanlong nobles nor is it close to the Shandong gentry, and maintains a stay away from the traditional Guanlong gentry.

However, it was the middle position of the Pei family that made them favored by the two generations of Emperors of the Sui Dynasty who were also in the middle position and entrusted them to reuse them. Whether Yang Jian or Yang Guang, the Pei family needed to be lubricant and mediators to balance the conflict between the Guanlong nobles and the Shandong gentry.

Only when the Pei family was able to make a fortune in the Great Sui Dynasty, did the rare situation where Pei Yun and Pei Ju were prime ministers in the same dynasty. This reuse continued in the Li Tang Dynasty.

Until the middle Tang Dynasty, as the confrontation between the two major forces of the East and the West gradually turned into confrontation between the court and the vassal states, the Pei family also lost the role of balancing the East and the West and gradually withdrew from the political stage.

It was precisely because he played the role of a bystander that Pei Ju had a particularly clear view of the internal struggle of the Guanlong nobles. He not only watched, but also contributed to the fire.

On the one hand, he asked his grandson Pei Xingjian to tell the Yuan family about Dou Qing's plan to blame Li Hun, but just when Yuan Min decided to destroy the plan and asked Changsun Yuanjun to inform Li Hun, Pei Ju ordered Pei Xingjian to kidnap Yuan Jun, causing Yuan Min to mistakenly think that it was Dou Qing's actions, which caused the Yuan and Dou families to break up completely.

However, Pei Xingjian failed to kidnap Yuan Jun and was taken away by Zhang Xuan and Huangque, causing Pei Ju to encounter a small setback, but this setback did not affect Pei Ju's purpose. The Yuan and Dou families still broke up completely due to the kidnapping incident.

At this time, Pei Ju was like a fisherman at Diaoyutai, waiting patiently for Dou Qing to take the bait. He knew that Dou Qing would definitely come to him. Without the cooperation of the Pei family, the plan of Wuchuan Mansion could not be promoted.

At night, Dou Qing's carriage slowly stopped in front of Pei Ju's mansion. Pei Ju, who received a reply in advance, stood at the gate to welcome Dou Qing's arrival.

They are like two heavyweight masters, who are intriguing and compassionate on the one hand and appreciate each other.

This is actually a confirmation of strength. Pei Ju knew that the strength of the Guanlong nobles was far stronger than that of the Shandong gentry and the Northern Qi survivors. In the upcoming new confrontation between the two major forces, East and West, that was about to break out. Pei Ju was more optimistic about the Guanlong nobles, but Pei Ju needed to offer a price.

At the same time, Dou Qing also knew that the Pei family was important for Li Yuan's rise to power. Without the recognition and help of the Pei family, it would be difficult for Li Yuan to gain a foothold in Bingzhou. Therefore, Dou Qing must win over the Pei family anyway.

"Dou Qing is really sorry to disturb Pei Shangshu's rest so late. Please forgive me!" Dou Qing first showed a low attitude, and took the initiative to apologize to Pei Ju when he got off the carriage.

Pei Ju walked forward with a smile and held Dou Qing's arm intimately, "It's not right for Mr. Dou to say this. Don't say that I haven't had a rest yet, even if I have a rest. When Mr. Dou comes to visit, Mr. Pei must welcome him to show his dignity."

Dou Qing was very helpful to hear it. The two looked at each other and smiled, and walked into the gate together.

The place where Pei Ju receives Dou Qing is placed in the guest hall. The inner study room generally does not receive any guests. It is Pei Ju's personal place. Although the outer study room can accommodate more close friends or subordinates, it is not noble enough. It is not suitable for distinguished guests like Dou Qing.

So after thinking about it, it is the most suitable to receive Dou Qing in the guest hall.

The two of them took a seat. A maid served them tea. Pei Ju took a sip of tea and asked with a smile: "I heard that a rural farmer from Taiyuan came to Beijing to file a lawsuit against the emperor. This caused the emperor to be angry. Shude has always been a cautious person. How could he be so careless this time?"

Dou Qing secretly scolded Pei Ju for asking questions clearly and first hit him with this matter. He laughed dryly and said, "I am also criticizing him for being overwhelmed by power and ruining his reputation for making small profits. Fortunately, he has woken up in time. He has talked with these rural farmers this afternoon and is preparing to return all the land he has purchased. People are not sages, so who can do nothing. The key is to change it. What does Pei Shangshu think?"

"That's right, I hope Mr. Don't be confused again."

Pei Ju changed the topic and asked with a smile: "Dou Gong and Zhang Xuan are very familiar with each other?"

Dou Qing was slightly stunned. He was worthy of being a veteran in the officialdom and immediately understood why Pei Ju asked this. Zhang Xuan initially asked Pei Ju, but in the end he solved the problem from himself. How could Pei Ju not know?

Dou Qing sighed softly and said, "I met him when he first came to Luoyang last year. This young man is a good talent and has great prospects. What a pity, it's a pity."

Pei Ju understood the meaning of Dou Qing's two consecutive pity, because Dugu Shun could not allow Guanlong's children to enter the Wuchuan Association, so Dou Qing could not win over Zhang Xuan.

In fact, there was another reason why Pei Ju asked Zhang Xuan about it. He wanted to know what kind of compromise was reached between Dou Qing and Zhang Xuan, but since Dou Qing didn't want to talk about it more, Pei Ju stopped asking.

Dou Qing didn't want to be passive anymore, so he immediately changed the topic, "I wonder how the Lai Huer case is now going?"

"What else can it be? Lai Hu'er is determined not to admit that he has any unfair intentions. The military supervisor Cui Junsu also proves that Lai Hu'er is just eager to take revenge. I think this is understandable, and the investigation results are the same!"

"What about the case of the Changhemen?"

Dou Qing asked again tentatively: "Are you ready to close the case?"

"I don't know much about the specifics. I just heard that the case is quite complicated. I don't know the real motives of these generals. It is said that someone instigated me, but I just heard of it."

The two of them tried each other, but they had no idea about each other. The more important thing is that the Guanlong nobles and the Pei family had been dealing with each other for decades.

Whether it is Pei Ju or Pei Ju's father Pei Ne, the positions of the heads of the Pei family in all dynasties are in line with the greatest interests of the family, followed by the country.

This determines that Dou Qing does not have to consider the interests of the Sui Dynasty. As long as he can take adequate care of the interests of the Pei family, the two sides can reach an agreement.

Dou Qing pondered for a while and asked, "I once heard that the Pei family planned to set up some industries in Chang'an. How is the progress now?"

The cunning rabbit must have three caves, especially when the world is not peaceful, the Pei family must have multiple sources of wealth to defend against the threat of the family's decline due to the cut-off of income. The Pei family has a huge caravan, a vast land in Bingzhou, and dozens of stores in Luoyang and Yangzhou.

However, starting from this spring, the Turks gradually banned trade with the Central Plains. In addition, the chaos and bandits in various parts of the Central Plains were rampant, and the Pei family's caravan suffered repeated losses and had stopped the caravan trade, which had a significant impact on the Pei family's income.

So two months ago, the Pei family decided to set up an industry in Chang'an, but Chang'an was the territory of the Guanlong nobles, and almost all profitable businesses were monopolized by the major families of the Guanlong nobles. It was not easy for the Pei family to squeeze in, and there has been no progress so far.

Pei Ju certainly understood what Dou Qing meant. He was going to make concessions to the Pei family in Chang'an's establishment. If it were normal, Pei Ju might agree happily, but today's situation was different. How could Pei Ju agree to Dou Qing's conditions because of this little profit?

Pei Ju smiled, "It seems that too many rumors will cause distortion. The Pei family does not plan to set up any industry in Chang'an. In fact, the Pei family wants to buy a manor in Guanzhong."

Pei Ju finally offered his conditions. Buying a manor in Guanzhong is a completely different nature of buying a shop. Buying a shop is just for profit, while purchasing a land means that Pei's power will enter Guanzhong.

Guanzhong has always been the sphere of influence of the Guanlong nobles, and it will never allow Shandong geniuses to enter. However, there are two completely different explanations for foreign forces entering Guanzhong. One is invasion and the other is surrender. The Pei family's entry into Guanzhong is obviously related to the latter.

Dou Qing pondered for a long time. If this matter was discussed in the Wuchuan Mansion, it would inevitably be opposed by most of the Guanlong family. He can only use his power as the leader of the Wuchuan Council to promote this matter.

The key is that the prophecy case cannot be delayed anymore. Dou Qing finally nodded, "There is a manor at the foot of Liangshan, Heyang County, covering an area of ​​about 8,000 acres. It turned out to be He Ruobi. His son entrusted me to sell it for him. If Pei Shangshu is interested, I can sell this manor to the Pei family."

Pei Ju squinted her eyes and smiled, "Since that's the case, I will have more of Dou Gong's demeanor."

Both parties knew it well and reached the deal between talking and laughing...
Chapter completed!